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Ron Hobson began his eternal life with his Savior on Aug. 1, 2015.
Ron was born July 22, 1943, in La Cygne, to Jesse and Louise Hobson. He graduated from La Cygne High School in 1961.
He joined the Navy and served 17 years including active service and the reserves.
He worked in the aerospace industry for several years in California and spent time working in Las Vegas before returning to Kansas to be near his dad.
He worked for Johnson County Corrections for 12 years before retiring. Ron was a resident of Spring Hill for 16 years before his passing.
He was a collector of specialty cars, motorcycles and guns. He was especially proud of his 1970 Avanti.
Ron had many friends and leaves two sisters Fauna Kemper of California and Ferne McRae; a nephew Larry McRae (Georgia); and a great-nephew Timothy McRae, all of Wisconsin.
Ron cherished his family, and we will miss his sense of humor and his sweet smile.
Friends and family attended a celebration of Ron’s life in Spring Hill on Sat., Aug. 8.

OBITUARIES

Venita Bruner Miller ~ 12-15-1931 to 11-18-2024

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Linn County News Published November 27, 2024   Venita Bruner Miller, age 92, Kincaid, Kan., passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. She was born on Dec. 15, 1931, in the Burke Street Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Walter and Agnes Mackie Bruner.... [More]

Arnot Franklin Baldwin, Jr. ~ 12-06-1931 to 08-18-2024

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Linn County News Published November 20, 2024   Arnot Franklin Baldwin Jr. "Frank" age 92, formerly of Butler, Mo., passed away on Aug. 18, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. He was born the son of Arnot Franklin and Ethel Payne Baldwin on Dec. 6, 1931, in Independence, Mo.... [More]

Deloris Marie Baldwin ~ 09-07-1936 to 10-01-2024

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Linn County News Published November 20, 2024   Deloris Marie Baldwin, age 88, formerly of Butler, Mo., passed away on Oct. 1, 2024, in Topeka, Kan. She was born the daughter of Orville Glen and Leora Ellington Brownback on Sept. 7, 1936, in Centerville, Kan.... [More]

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NEWS

Deputy extinguishes fire at Prairie View

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Sheriff Akes, “There’s heroes all around us.”   What was dispatched as a fire at 1095 and 2400 Roads last Friday, Nov. 22 turned out to be a grill fire in the Vo-Ag room at Prairie View High School. With that, SRO Linn County Deputy Kyler Parscale was... [More]

Commissioners meet with city representatives on compactor sites

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Linn County Commissioners met with representatives of the cities of La Cygne and Pleasanton during their meeting on Monday, Nov. 25 to discuss the possibility of acquiring new agreements with those municipalities in regards to their local compactor sites. The compactor sites... [More]

Pleasanton Council discusses compactor agreement

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The Pleasanton Council met Monday, Nov. 25 for their regular bi-weekly meeting and discussed the meeting their city attorney Jacklyn Paletta had with the Linn County Commissioners concerning trash compactors earlier in the day. Paletta said, “From my understanding, the... [More]

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SPORTS

All County Volleyball team 2024

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All three Linn County high schools, Pleasanton, Jayhawk Linn and Prairie View, had good volleyball seasons this year. Both Prairie View and Jayhawk advanced to the 3A sub-state at Girard with the Buffalos ending up as the runner up. Both teams had multiple make all league for... [More]

Three Rivers League releases 11 man All League football team

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The Three Rivers League recently announced their 11 man All League football team. Both Pleasanton and Jayhawk Linn football teams have multiple members on this team and both schools were well represented as Jayhawk occupied 14 spots on the team and Pleasanton occupied seven spots.... [More]

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